'TB haarega desh jeetega' campaign launched to eradicate TB by 2025 says FM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her second Budget in the Parliament. She said that proceeds on taxes from medical devices would be used to provide health facilities in aspirational districts. She also said that 'TB haarega desh jeetega' campaign was launched to eradicate TB by 2025.

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her second Budget in the Parliament on Saturday. The Modi government has tried to give something to every sector in this first complete budget of this financial year in its second term.

Let's know what is special for the health sector in this budget:

• Viability gap funding window to be set up to cover hospitals, with priority given to aspirational districts that don't have hospitals empanelled under Ayushman Bharat scheme says FM
• There is a shortage of qualified medical doctors both general practitioners and specialists; it is proposed to attach a medical college to a district hospital in PPP mode; details of the scheme to be worked out soon: FM

• A Viability Gap Funding window – 112 Aspirational Districts – AYUSHMAN hospitals will be set up on priority.

Proceeds on taxes from medical devices would be used to provide health facilities in aspirational districts says FM.

'TB haarega desh jeetega' campaign launched to eradicate TB by 2025.

We need more hospitals in tier 2 cities: FM Sitharaman.

20,000 hospitals empanelled under Ayushman Bharat. We need more hospitals in tier 2 cities says Sitharaman.

Indhradhanush scheme to cover more diseases. Safe water Jal Jeevan mission and sanitation mission to enhance the health condition of the poor: FM Sitharaman.